Journal of
Dentistry and Oral Hygiene

  • Abbreviation: J. Dent. Oral Hyg.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2472
  • DOI: 10.5897/JDOH
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 137

Full Length Research Paper

Prevalence and factors leading to early childhood caries among children (71 months of age or younger) in Karachi, Pakistan

Shahbano Syed
  • Shahbano Syed
  • Community Dentistry, Dow University of Health Sciences, Suparco Road, Gulzar-e-Hijri, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Nighat Nisar*
  • Nighat Nisar*
  • Community Dentistry, Dow University of Health Sciences, Suparco Road, Gulzar-e-Hijri, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Nazeer Khan
  • Nazeer Khan
  • Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Pakistan.
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Narendar Dawani
  • Narendar Dawani
  • Community Dentistry, Dow University of Health Sciences, Suparco Road, Gulzar-e-Hijri, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Nida Mubeen
  • Nida Mubeen
  • Community Dentistry, Dow University of Health Sciences, Suparco Road, Gulzar-e-Hijri, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Zara Mehreen
  • Zara Mehreen
  • Community Dentistry, Dow University of Health Sciences, Suparco Road, Gulzar-e-Hijri, Karachi, Pakistan.
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  •  Received: 30 June 2015
  •  Accepted: 23 July 2015
  •  Published: 30 September 2015

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